[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 62 (Friday, April 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 16791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1458]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 05-008-1]


National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, we are giving 
notice of a meeting of the National Wildlife Services Advisory 
Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 21, 22, and 23, 2005, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Wildlife Research 
Center, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joanne Garrett, Director, 
Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1234; (301) 734-7921.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Services Advisory 
Committee advises the Secretary of Agriculture concerning policies, 
program issues, and research needed to conduct the Wildlife Services 
program. The committee also serves as a public forum enabling those 
affected by the Wildlife Services program to have a voice in the 
program's policies.
    The meeting will focus on operational and research activities. The 
committee will discuss Wildlife Services' efforts to increase 
operational capacity through prioritizing research objectives. 
Additionally, the committee will discuss pertinent national programs, 
including the avian and disease programs and how to increase their 
effectiveness, as well as ensuring Wildlife Services remains an active 
participant in the goal of agricultural protection. This meeting is 
open to the public.
    Due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to 
participate in the Committee's discussions. However, written statements 
concerning meeting topics may be filed with the Committee before or 
after the meeting by sending them to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, or may be filed at the meeting. Please 
refer to Docket No. 05-008-1 when submitting your statements.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of March 2005.
Elizabeth E. Gaston,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E5-1458 Filed 3-31-05; 8:45 am]
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